When the final whistle blew at the Oracle Arena after Game 1 of the Western Conference semi-final matchup between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets, the clash hadn’t ended.
Golden State defeated Houston by a 104-100 final score to win Game 1 of the series. However, in the post-game press conference, the Rockets were irate due to a perceived lack of fair officiating during the game.
Rockets star James Harden stated that he simply wanted a “fair chance” in the series. Houston coach Mike D’Antoni claimed that the referees admitted to having missed calls in the first half at the midway point of the game.
The Warriors had their fair share of complaints too, with Draymond Green claiming that he had been fouled during the game and that the refs hadn’t called anything.
In any case, the Warriors did enough to win Game 1, lousy refereeing or not. Golden State superstar Kevin Durant scored 35 points to lead the way for his team. All of the Warriors’ starting five finished with at least 13 points.
James Harden matched Durant’s total with 35, but it wasn’t enough to do the job for Houston in Game 1.
Game 2 will take place on Tuesday night in Oakland.
